Robert Berczuk

Just about everywhere you go, you see them. Help wanted signs. From the big corporate chains to the small mom-and-pop shops, it seems almost everyone is looking for workers. Despite the fact the coron

There is an apparent deal in place for the sale of Simpatico Jamestown, but the principals are being tight-lipped until it’s finalized. If it does happen, it will reunite a well-known chef with a former spot that helped him carve out his name in the culinary world. The town council will consider a transfer of the liquor license at the <a href=“https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/agreement-pending-for-simpatico/”>[…]</a>

Will Tuttle, left, and Tom McNiff with flights of draft beers. The co-owners are closing their brewery. Will Tuttle cannot tell a lie. He genuinely does not know the fate of The General’s Crossing, his microbrewery whose name was inspired by George Washington’s 1790 crossing of Conanicut Island from West Ferry to East Ferry. The

A family is looking to bring back to life a spot that was a staple of the downtown dining scene for a quarter of a century before going dormant three years ago. Vince and Janet Smith, with their sons, Hunter, Jake and Zachary Guerin, are planning to open Standards at the site of the former Chopmist Charlie’s at 40 Narragansett <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/new-owners-plan-to-run-restaurant-at-former-chopmist-as-a-family-affair/">[…]</a>

Jamestown Hardware will no longer be associated with True Value, after the national hardware retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week. Owner Steve Sherman said he is in the process of finding another supplier and is considering Orgill, Inc., saying “it’s going to be a seamless transition.” Individual True Value stores, such as Jamestown Hardware, are independently owned and <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/jamestown-hardware-store-is-not-affected-by-true-value-bankruptcy/">[…]</a>

While business this time of year usually cools down for restaurants on the island, ironically the dining scene in town continues to heat up. Just weeks after a family announced plans to open a new spot at the former Chopmist Charlie’s at 40 Narragansett Ave., a new owner plans to reinvigorate the former J22 Tap & Table down the street <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/asian-restaurant-on-the-horizon/">[…]</a>

After 30 years in town, Mansions & Manors will become affiliated with Residential Properties as of Jan. 1. Owner and founder Gloria Kurz said the time to make the move was right after she and Residential Properties president and CEO Sally Lapides “have been speaking off and on for a couple of years,” Kurz said. Kurz said the nature of <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/mansions-manors-departs-ferry-wharf/">[…]</a>

The village’s restaurant scene — seemingly always in a state of ebb and flow — is flowing once again with another eatery apparently on the horizon. Pending some town approvals and the finalization of a lease agreement, dining will return by this summer to 14 Narragansett Ave., the site of the former Jamestown Fish. Anthony Tarro, a veteran restaurateur, hopes <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/restaurant-proposed-at-curiosity-building/">[…]</a>

Two restaurateurs had hoped to have been open by around this time, but while one still is working on it, the other hopeful’s plans have been dashed. Mindy Zhang is waiting on town approvals so she can finish the work on her planned Asian fusion eatery at the former J22 Tap & Table, 22 Narragansett Ave. “We’re waiting for the <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/1-village-restaurant-plan-scrapped-1-still-on-track/">[…]</a>

Attorney General Peter Neronha announced last week he will retire from politics after his term expires at the end of 2026. The announcement ends months of speculation as to whether Neronha, a longtime Jamestown resident, would make a bid for the governor’s office in next year’s election. “Attorney general is the only elected office I have ever been truly interested <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/neronha-will-not-seek-governor-job/">[…]</a>